- Born
- Birth nameJoher Coleman
- Nickname
- Jory
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Joher Coleman was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. He is an actor, known for Earth Girls Are Easy (1988), Head of the Class (1986) and Death to Prom (2014).
- Gender / Gender identityMale
- Race / EthnicityAsian, White
- At age 19 chose to stop using his childhood nickname of Jory. No longer wanted to use a Muslim last name when he decided there were parts of Islam he did not agree with. Chose to honor his Western European history by using his mother's maiden name, Coleman.
- Mother is from Minnesota. Father is Pakistani originally born in India.
- Raised as Muslim but is "inspired by aspects of secular humanism, metaphysical Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism".
- American of 50% Western European ancestry and 50% South Asian ancestry.
- Speaks fluent Hindi and Urdu.
- If I had a dime for every time someone thought I was on 'Saved By The Bell'...
- I don't know if the audience is aware of the fact that they have a great effect upon what they see on TV.
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